Sports People

Jean Alesi gained the provisional pole position for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix in a Ferrari with a speed of 88.904… . In Cento, Italy, Mario Cipollini was first across the finish line in the 12th stage of the Tour of Italy, but he was disqualified and Slovakia’s Jan Svorada was declared the winner. Tony Rominger of Switzerland kept the overall lead despite a spill… . Former BYU and European basketball star Kresimir Cosic died at the age of 46 of cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore… . Dan Fortmann, a Pro Football Hall of Fame member and longtime team physician of the Los Angeles Rams, died in a Los Angeles area nursing home following a long illness. He was 79… . Michigan State hired former Wisconsin football player Merritt Norvell as athletic director.